title: Frequency of a DNA polymorphism at position Y231 in the aspartoacylase gene and its impact on DNA-based carrier testing for Canavan disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish Population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Alford
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: DeMarchi
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000483:Alleles; D000581:Amidohydrolases / Q000235:genetics*; D017825:Canavan Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D015342:DNA Probes; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006579:Heterozygote; D006720:Homozygote; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D014443:Tyrosine
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes; D014443:Tyrosine; D004247:DNA; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C019751:aspartoacylase